Chapter 59 Changes (First Order)

When He Yuzhu went to work today, he felt the atmosphere was different.

It was more solemn than usual. The people were still the same people, but the spirit of each person was completely different.

Especially the guards, the vigilance and murderous intent on their faces were really visible to the naked eye.

If we just look at the narrative of the story, these guards are just tools and have nothing to do with He Yuzhu's life.

But they are all living people, and everyone has their own meaning of existence. For example, the guards also came here with depression.

At this time, their comrades all went to the other side of the peninsula and fought with the foreign devils with real guns and swords.

But they can only guard some steel things here.

But what happened yesterday was very touching to the guards.

It turns out that their work is not easy either.

They didn't know the details, but their superiors gave them a general idea, and since yesterday, all factories have launched another round of major thorough inspections.

Some of them were the ones we had been targeting, and some were the kind of people who would bring out the worst.

Of course, there are also those who see that something is not right and then become panic-stricken and cowardly.

In the end, they are just a group of outside players with not very high quality.

It is not clear whether there are any big fish, but a large number of small fish and rotten shrimps were caught.

So the guards who usually smiled at He Yuzhu looked quite serious today.

Although He Yuzhu was surprised for a moment, he was mentally prepared.

When he arrived at the kitchen, he saw Clerk Li pacing back and forth with a frown on his face.

Crisis, crisis. For Clerk Li, what Manager Hu is doing is indeed an opportunity, but also a danger.

It turned out that the canteen's purchasing and management were all done according to the rules out of respect, and the resources were from Manager Hu.

However, because Manager Hu handled the matter suddenly, the burden fell on Clerk Li.

If this matter is handled successfully, it will naturally be the credit of Clerk Li.

But if something goes wrong, then Clerk Li will also be in trouble. At least his rating at Taishan will be much lower.

Therefore, Clerk Li must handle this matter well, and he cannot rely on his father-in-law's connections.

This is what bothers Clerk Lee.

Clerk Li was desperate and tried every possible means to find a cure, so he immediately thought of He Yuzhu.

This thing, making men care about things like oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, is really embarrassing.

Sayings like "A gentleman stays away from the kitchen" are not just talk. In the minds of educated people, not caring about the daily necessities of life is already one of the criteria for determining whether one has a promising future.

But this complaint could only linger in his heart, as he was also aware of the saying "Before the army moves, the food and fodder must go first."

These days are not like the future.

If you need something in the future, you just need to search for buyers online. If you have money, you can get it.

Now, there are two types of procurement. One is naturally collective procurement, which is allocated from above.

But the situation on the peninsula is serious right now, and there are still millions of public servants to be supplied, so the construction in this area is still not in place.

Therefore, factories like steel rolling mills still mainly rely on private procurement.

From this perspective, Clerk Li is not a big deal.

Clerk Li looked a little embarrassed, but he turned to He Yuzhu and asked, "Comrade He Yuzhu, I have something I want to discuss with you."

He Yuzhu followed the man surnamed Li to the small warehouse, which made He Yuzhu a little confused. In his previous life, the man surnamed Li only brought women here, such as Liu Lan and Qin Huairu. Clerk Li said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, do you have any connections with vegetable vendors who deliver vegetables in large quantities?"

Only then did He Yuzhu understand what Mr. Li was thinking.

This was probably the job assigned to him by the working group. Since Mr. Li didn't want to go to his father-in-law, it was naturally impossible for him to raise difficulties at the working group meeting.

He Yuzhu thought about it for a while, but said: "For this kind of thing, I can try to contact my master.

There are vegetable vendors over there who specialize in supplying restaurants, but I don’t know if they are willing to do the purchasing for us here.”

He Yuzhu did not make any guarantees, and it is impossible to make any guarantees about such things.

Although steel mills and restaurants purchase both vegetables, the profit margins between each dish are different.

For example, what steel mills commonly use are nothing more than potatoes, cabbages and radishes, and these basic agricultural products are low-profit commodities.

Sometimes, in order to attract business, vegetable vendors make no profit or even operate at a loss in supplying these products.

In the end, if you lose on these, you can make it back on other things.

But the few thousand people in the steel rolling mill who specifically need this usually go directly to the countryside to purchase it.

It is not necessary to be a peddler in this business.

Moreover, the large-scale purchases revealed some tricks, and those businessmen dared to cooperate with Manager Hu.

But he might not dare to bring it up to Clerk Li, and even if he did, Clerk Li might not dare to do it.

He Yuzhu did not ask the reason, but only proposed solutions and the problems faced.

This made Clerk Li very satisfied.

Clerk Li smiled and said, "Then Zhuzi, go and help make the contact. I will credit you for your contribution whether it succeeds or not."

He Yuzhu also smiled and said, "Then I'll go to the cafeteria to make some arrangements. I'll also borrow your bicycle later. I'll go and come back quickly and try to give you the results today."

"Good, good..." Clerk Li praised repeatedly.

Mr. Li didn't have a better solution for this kind of thing.

In those days, information was not so developed, and every trade route was a way for every small trader to support his family and pass on his wealth to his children and grandchildren.

The key to the matter is that Clerk Li must not only get the job done, but also the purchasing price must not be more expensive than when Manager Hu was there, so that the results can be shown.

And since He Yuzhu was willing to help him, Clerk Li already regarded him as one of his own.

This is also the reason why Clerk Li changed his address to He Yuzhu just now.

He Yuzhu noticed this detail, but did not show too much excitement.

At this time, the news that Clerk Li had a powerful backer had not yet spread in the factory.

And things like contacting food suppliers are definitely not within He Yuzhu's job scope.

So He Yuzhu just maintained his image as a person who was eager to help others.

We can always help if we can, but there is nothing we can do if we can't.

But after He Yuzhu arrived at the canteen, he arranged for the helpers to wash vegetables and do other chores. When the kitchen helper named Zhang asked about Manager Hu, He Yuzhu pretended to be confused and said, "How would I know about the leader's affairs? Manager Hu would never say hello to a small cook like me wherever he went."

Master Zhang pretended to be mysterious and said, "Let me tell you, Master Xiao He, don't you find that something is not right today?"

If He Yuzhu looked in the mirror at this time, he might have switched careers and entered the film and television industry.

The suspicious, curious and questioning expressions on his face were so realistic.

(End of this chapter)